Aquino: will begin talks to allow Japan to use Philippines’ military bases
TOKYO (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Friday his nation was ready to start talks that would allow Japanese military aircraft and naval vessels to use the Philippines to refuel, allowing them to extend their range of operation in…
Abe’s ruling party suffers ‘own goal’ in Japan security debate
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party suffered an embarrassing potential setback this week when an expert it called to comment in parliament said legal changes to let troops defend an ally under attack would violate the co…
Yemen’s Houthis agree to talks as bombing reportedly kills 58 people
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthis agreed on Thursday to join United Nations-backed peace talks in Geneva planned for June 14, a day after their opponents in the exiled government confirmed their attendance.
Argentine president met Edward Snowden in Moscow: lawyer
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez held talks with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden during a visit to Russia in April, Anthony Romero, director of the American Civil Liberties Union and one of Snowden’s lawyers said on T…
China urges no new demands at Iran nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister has urged that all parties involved in talks on Iran’s nuclear program make no new demands and that the legitimate concerns of the participants be respected, the Chinese government said late on Thursday.
Murders blight Mexico elections as government fails on security
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Violence in the run-up to Mexico’s mid-term elections this weekend has killed at least seven candidates and forced another 20 out of the race, battering the government’s record on law and order.
Ghana petrol station blast, flooding leave estimated 150 dead
ACCRA (Reuters) – An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital and flooding caused by torrential rains killed around 150 people, President John Mahama said on Thursday, marking the worst disaster to strike the West African country in more than a…
Colombia, FARC rebels agree to form truth commission
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Colombian government and leftist FARC guerrillas agreed on Thursday to form a truth commission that would seek to shed light on atrocities once Latin America’s longest war is over.
U.S. says North Korea satellite launch would violate UN resolutions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, responding to a report that North Korea is developing a new space satellite, said on Thursday any launch that used ballistic missile technology would be a violation of United Nations resolutions.
Bomb at market in northeastern Nigeria kills around 30: eyewitnesses
YOLA (Reuters) – A bomb at a market in the town of Jimeta, northeastern Nigeria, has killed around 30 people, eyewitnesses told Reuters on Thursday.
